RE: Issue getting enough entropy on Windows NT 4.0 system - Openssl

This is a discussion on RE: Issue getting enough entropy on Windows NT 4.0 system - Openssl ; The calls you suggest already are in the rand_win.c file.
i.e. we would be double dipping if we added another set of calls.
Basically, the problem is that with out Workstation Services
running on a WinNT 4.0 box, we lose ...

RE: Issue getting enough entropy on Windows NT 4.0 system

The calls you suggest already are in the rand_win.c file.
i.e. we would be double dipping if we added another set of calls.

Basically, the problem is that with out Workstation Services
running on a WinNT 4.0 box, we lose out on entropy. Which,
when it comes time to check for ok we end up with 28 and are
looking for at least 32. Which doesn't fail but later on we
can not set up the pipe.

The other issue is that there is a large block of code that
was targeted for WinNT that is #if 0 compiled out due to a
potential hang.

So, the question becomes. Why is the big chunk of code #if 0
out, and should it be put back in or modified for WinNT?

As a side note, I did compile that chunk back in and it ran
with out an issue on my test systemL Windows NT 4.00.1381
(which is includes SP6)